wiggle

(wĭgˈəl)

1. To move back and forth with quick irregular motions: The gelatin wiggled on the plate.
2. a. To move or proceed with a twisting or turning motion; wriggle: wiggled restlessly in her chair; wiggled through the crowd.
   b. To insinuate or extricate oneself by sly or subtle means: wiggled out of a social engagement.

1. To cause to move back and forth with quick irregular motions: wiggle a loose tooth.
2. To make (one's way, for example) by or as if by wiggling: The pitcher wiggled his way out of a jam.

Related Forms:

• wigˈgly adjective